Music, art, dance, spectacle, literature, performance, are just a few of the most influential forces that shape our lives and actions. The impact and power they exert over us are vast, and they are not always easy to identify or define. To an observer watching a play, a performance, or a movie; these things might seem unimportant to note, but to those who appreciate them and who experience their beauty, they are undeniable. We are all affected by music and art; in fact, we experience it every day with the power of our ears, the senses, the mind, the heart, the brain, and the entire body.
The impact of music and art on fashion is not always easy to spot, but one fashion designer has made it very clear where he sees it going. Reciprocal influences have led to some of today’s most dynamic wearable visualizations ever made in popular fashion. Some exist solely as visual inventions for the fashion show and stage; others remain enduring fashion trends, that settle into the everyday culture for ever-lasting, symbolic, and significant fashion statements. Someone who appreciates both of these dimensions of fashion-art and music-can observe the influence of both on a certain streetwear brand, defining the styles and sensibilities of today’s youthful street performers and trendsetters.
A specific designer illustrates this effect when he talks about how streetwear became “hip” in the nineties, through the artists and musicians that wore it. Music and art fuels many modern designers’ concepts and beliefs about style and fashion trends. The work of such an artist reflects the world that he inhabits, and his opinions on what defines style has changed over the years; his clothing, his streetwear, and his art-his work speaks to today’s tastes and perceptions of fashion.
